Christmas is a time for relaxing with family and friends, and catching up on some of that light reading you don’t normally have time for.
With this in mind, we thought it would be nice to use the next two weeks to highlight some of the most popular blog entries that have featured on the site throughout 2014, in case you missed them the first time round.
Today’s special blog is: The best places to buy fabric locally
Don’t forget that you can see back issues of all our blogs in our Guest blog section by clicking here.
We have now updated our list of Christmas church services for 2014. If you would like to attend one of the many services happening in Geneva, Vaud and neighboring France this year, please take a look at the following list, which we have compiled from the websites of local churches. Some of them are French-speaking but most are English-speaking churches. Please check the websites before setting out, in case any of the times or locations have changed.
If your local church has not yet posted details of their services, please come back and check the article again later, as we will update the list when details become available.
If you know about other services in your area, please let us know.
The St-Légier-based, family-run Haut-Lac International Bilingual School has just opened a bilingual (French/English) nursery close to the lakeside in the Rue du Nord, Vevey.
Going under the name of “Les Marronniers - La Crèche Haut-Lac”, the nursery welcomes toddlers aged from 18 months to 3 years. It is based on the same child-centred philosophy as the other sections (infant, primary and secondary) of the Haut-Lac school, which has been in operation for over 20 years. With the opening of this additional section, Haut-Lac offers parents the possibility to choose a fully bilingual education for children aged from 18 months to 18 years within the same establishment.
At the “Les Marronniers - La Crèche Haut-Lac”, a professional, friendly, and talented team of educators has been put in place to welcome up to 30 full time children. Their daily bilingual approach (French/English), using the “one person/one language” concept, allows each child to learn, use and develop both languages. Children socialise with each other while playing together, singing songs, and being creative in arts and crafts, as well as during lunch and snack times. A secure playground allows for stimulating outdoor play and children are also taken for strolls by the teaching assistants each day.
Lisa and Catherine are presenting an enthusiastic show with Gilles Soulhac on Radio Cité (in French!) one Monday per month (FM 92.2). Photo taken in Sion when the 2 were on a rampage of shopping, tourism, and more!
Listen in live on the following dates between 12h-12h30 or to the podcast under the 12/13 segment.
2014
10 November
8 December
2015
12 January
2 February
9 March
17 April (morning just after 8h)
12 May (morning just after 8h)
5 June (morning just after 8h)
About Lisa and Catherine:
Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman moved to Geneva in 1972 with her family. She attended the Lycée des Nations in Bellevue (now gone) for 3 years, then the next 6 years at Ecolint LGB where she graduated.
Trained as a graphic designer, Lisa worked full-time in 3 different countries. After the birth of her first 2 children (out of 3), she decided to produce the first edition of the guidebook Know-it-all passport in 1999. Now 9 editions later, Lisa has developed the brand to include an important website, www.knowitall.ch, and a catalog for schools that instruct in the English language in Switzerland: Education Guide Switzerland.
Catherine Nelson-Pollard is a British freelance writer and broadcaster and founder of the website http://livinginnyon.com/ a site for Nyon and surrounding area, covering local events, articles interviews and FAQs. She also writes a weekly column in English in the local newspaper La Côte, it’s a light hearted look at living in the area. Her book "Living along Lac Léman” is a collection of these columns with photos. For three years she presented a radio programs on integration and expatriate issues called " The Connectors".
Catherine has lived in 8 different countries around the world, and has been in Switzerland since 2001.
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